Aluminum-Centered C–C Heterocoupling of Organonitriles
The <i>C-tert-</i>butyl substituted azacyclopropenylaluminate, [(SiN<sup>Dipp</sup>)-Al-η<sup>2</sup>-{NC<i>t</i>-Bu}-K]<sub>∞</sub> (SiN<sup>Dipp</sup> = (CH<sub>2</sub>SiMe<sub>2</sub>NDipp)<sub>2</sub>) reacts with both aryl- and alkyl-substituted nitriles. In contrast to previously reported attempts to effect C-C bond formation between two dissimilar nitriles, these reactions enable the completely discriminating heterocoupling of <i>t</i>-BuCN to provide diazabutadienylaluminate dianions that bear two differentiated N<i>C</i> substituents.
Authors
- Aparna M. Thomas
- Rex S. C. Charman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2716-9407)
- Kyle G. Pearce (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1886-4483)
- Michael S. Hill (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9784-9649)
- Louis J. Morris (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2363-4498)
- Estelle M. Bouchat
Institutions
- University of Bath (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Organometallics
- Published
- 2025-10-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.organomet.5c00335
- Primary Topic
- Catalytic Cross-Coupling Reactions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
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